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Tony Greig

Anthony William Greig

Born: 6 October 1946, Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Major Teams: Border, Sussex, Eastern Province, England.
Known As: Tony Greig
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1972
Last Test:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1977

ODI Debut:
England v Australia at Manchester, Prudential Trophy, 1972
Last ODI:
England v Australia at The Oval, Prudential Trophy, 1977

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   58   93   4  3599  148   40.43   8  20   87   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              9802  338  4541  141  32.20  8-86    6   2  69.5  2.77

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   22   19   3   269   48   16.81  71.16   0   0    7   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               916   10   619   19  32.57  4-45    1   0  48.2  4.05

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1965/66 - 1978)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  350  579  45 16660  226   31.19  26  96  345   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             52407 24702  856  28.85  8-25   33   8  61.2  2.82

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1967 - 1978)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  189  176  19  3845  129   24.49   3  20   88   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              8435  5650  244  23.15  6-28   12   3  34.5  4.01

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Possibly underated as an all-rounder compared to the famous four of the eighties, Tony Greig was a versatile cricketer who captained his adopted country before leading international players into the Packer circus. Born in South Africa of a Scottish father, Greig moved to England at the age of twenty, playing county cricket with Sussex. As with many tall men (he is 6' 7"), he much favoured the front foot when batting, with his driving being especially strong. He could hit very hard indeed, and thrived in difficult circumstances- his Test average of 40 is much better than his first class average of 31. He was a superb fielder anywhere, but particularly in the slips. He used his height to effect as a medium fast bowler, and could swing the ball. He maybe lacked the accuracy to be a top class Test bowler, but took 141 wickets as first or second change. Remarkably his best Test figures were taken with off-spin, where, during an enormously successful tour of the West Indies, he took 13 wickets at Port of Spain experimenting with a new style. That tour was marred by an unfortunate incident when Greig ran out Kallicharran as he headed for the pavilion at the end of the day's play. Greig apologized, but the impetuous action was typical of some of Greig's decisions and statements as captain. He captained England only 14 times with mixed success, losing heavily to the West Indies in 1976 after claiming England would make them grovel, but triumphantly in India in 1976-77. The end of his official international career came when it was discovered that whilst he was England captain he was recruiting for World Series cricket, the Kerry Packer operation that split world cricket asunder in the 1970s. He retired young, and emigrated to Australia, where he has had a successful career as an executive in the Packer organization and as a television commentator (Dave Liverman, 1998).

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